The 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League was the 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 13 football clubs competed in the league, and Bashundhara Kings were the defending champions. Bangladesh Police FC and Uttar Baridhara SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 February – 15 March 2020 |
| Champions | Not awarded |
| Relegated | No relegation |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 95 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 5 goals Eleta Kingsley (Arambagh KS) Sunday Chizoba (Dhaka Abahani) |
| Biggest home win | Dhaka Abahani 4–0 Dhaka Mohammedan (4 March 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Uttar Baridhara SC 1–4 Dhaka Mohammedan (14 March 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Bashundhara Kings 3–4 Chittagong Abahani (15 March 2020) |
| Longest winning run | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (4 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (4 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Brothers Union (5 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC (3 matches) |
← 2018–19 | |
The season began on 13 February 2020 and was suspended on 15 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On 17 May 2020, the league was declared void by the BFF executive committee.[1]
Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
editOn 16 March 2020, all sorts of sports activities in Bangladesh were postponed until March 31 as a precaution to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) postponed all Bangladesh Premier League and Women's Football League matches until March 31.[2]
On 17 May 2020, The BFF executive committee, following an emergency meeting, declared the 12th edition of the league abandoned, scrapping promotion and relegation while cancelling the Independence Cup from the calendar.[3]
Teams
editStadiums and locations
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Locations of the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League teams
Personnel and sponsoring
edit| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh KS |  Sheikh Jahidur Rahman
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Didarul Houqe
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| Bangladesh Police FC |  Nicolas Vitorović
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Nazmul Islam Rasel
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Nasir Group | |
| Bashundhara Kings |  Óscar Bruzón[4]
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 Daniel Colindres
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Bashundhara Group | Club manufactured kit |
| Brothers Union |  Reza Parkas[5]
|
Faisal Mahmud
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Biswas Builders Limited | |
| Chittagong Abahani Limited | Maruful Haque
|
 Didier Brossou
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Saif Power Battery | Noor Enterprise |
| Dhaka Abahani Limited |  Mário Lemos
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Nabib Newaj Jibon
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| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited |  Sean Brendan Lane
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 Uryu Nagata
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| Lt.Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited | Shafiqul Islam Manik
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 Monday Osagie
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| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | Abdul Qaium Sentu
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Norito Hashiguchi
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| Rahmatganj MFS | Syed Golam Jilani
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 Momodou Bah
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Tiger Cement | |
| Saif Sporting Club |  Drago Mamić
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Jamal Bhuyan
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Saif Power Battery | |
| Sheikh Russel KC | Saiful Bari Titu
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Ashraful Islam Rana
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Bashundhara Cement | |
| Uttar Baridhara SC | Alfaz Ahmed[6]
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Landing Darboe
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Saif Power Battery |
Foreign players
edit| Other foreign players. | |
| AFC quota players. | |
| No foreign player registered. |
Bold names refer to international players who have already played or are still playing.
- Note :
: players who released during summer transfer window;
: players who registered during summer transfer window.
| Club | Leg | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arambagh KS | First |  Mickael Yonta
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 Mostafa Kahraba
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Eleta Benjamin Jr.
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Eleta Kingsley
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| Second | ||||||
| Bangladesh Police FC | First |  Antonio Laskov
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 Aidar Mambetaliev
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Artur Muladjanov
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 Luka Rotković
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 Sidney Rivera
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| Second | ||||||
| Bashundhara Kings | First |  Nicolás Delmonte
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Daniel Colindres[7]
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Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov
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 Mohamad Jalal Kdouh
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 Akhtam Nazarov[8]
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| Second | Hernán Barcos
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| Brothers Union | First | Jean Jules Ikanga
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Lancine Touré
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Kingsley Chigozie
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 Otabek Valijonov
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Tuychibaev Murodjon
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| Second | ||||||
| Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | First |  Nixon Guylherme
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Didier Brossou
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Matthew Chinedu
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Ikbol Bobohonov
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Shukurali Pulatov
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| Second | ||||||
| Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | First | Maílson Alves[9]
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Alaaeldin Nasr Elmagraby
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 Kervens Belfort
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Edgar Bernhardt
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Sunday Chizoba
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| Second | ||||||
| Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | First | Uryu Nagata
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 Souleymane Diabate
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Ousmane Berthe
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Stanley Onyekachi Amadi
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Ugochukwu Obi Moneke[10]
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| Second | ||||||
| Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Ltd. | First | Omar Jobe
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Solomon King Kanform
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Ballo Famoussa
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Yusuke Kato
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Monday Osagie
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| Second | ||||||
| Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | First | Albert Frank
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Paul Emile Biyaga
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 Ismael Bangoura
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Norito Hashiguchi
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Cyril Oriaku
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| Second | ||||||
| Rahmatganj MFS | First | Momodou Bah
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Younoussa Camara
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Kastan Igwe
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Siyovush Asrorov
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Akobir Turaev
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| Second | ||||||
| Saif Sporting Club | First |  Deiner Córdoba
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Murolimzhon Akhmedov
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 Emery Bayisenge[11]
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 Fayia Kobba Jr.[12]
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Jahongir Ergashev
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| Second | ||||||
| Sheikh Russel KC | First |  Chris Herd
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Alison Udoka
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Raphael Odovin Onwrebe
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 Pedro Henrique Oliveira
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Alisher Azizov
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| Second | ||||||
| Uttar Baridhara SC | First | Leonardo Vieira Lima
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Sangare Issouf
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Landing Darboe
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Simon Ezeodika Obieze
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Furqat Hasanboev
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| Second |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka Abahani Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Chittagong Abahani Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 3 | Lt. Sheikh Jamal DC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
| 4 | Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 12 |
| 5 | Saif Sporting Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| 6 | Bashundhara Kings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 |
| 7 | Rahmatganj MFS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Arambagh KS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 |
| 9 | Bangladesh Police FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
| 10 | Sheikh Russel KC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
| 11 | Brothers Union | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
| 12 | Uttar Baridhara SC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
| 13 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Results
editPositions by round
editThe following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.
| Leader | |
| Relegation to BCL |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: [citation needed]
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 95 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match (as of 15 March 2020).
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
- Nixon Guylherme (Chittagong Abahani)
- Omar Jobe (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
3 goals
- Ballo Famoussa (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Didier Brossou (Chittagong Abahani)
- Solomon King Kanform (Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club)
- Daniel Colindres (Bashundhara Kings)
- Kervens Belfort (Dhaka Abahani)
- Matthew Chinedu (Chittagong Abahani)
- Ugochukwu Obi Moneke (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Emery Bayisenge (Saif SC)
- Otabek Valijonov (Brothers Union)
2 goals
- Arif Hossain (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Mohammad Ibrahim (Bashundhara Kings)
- Nabib Newaj Jibon (Dhaka Abahani)
- Yeasin Arafat (Saif SC)
- Momodou Bah (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Edgar Bernhardt (Dhaka Abahani)
- Souleymane Diabate (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Kingsley Chigozie (Brothers Union)
- Raphael Odovin Onwrebe (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Akobir Turaev (Rahmatganj MFS)
1 goal
- Nicolás Delmonte (Bashundhara Kings)
- Amir Hakim Bappy (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Arifur Rahman (Saif SC)
- Arup Kumar Baidya (Brothers Union)
- Didarul Hoque (Arambagh KS)
- Foysal Ahmed Fahim (Saif SC)
- Jayed Ahmed (Saif SC)
- Maruf Ahmed (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Mohammad Sohel Rana (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Nasirul Islam Nasir (Chittagong Abahani)
- Sahed Hossain (Dhaka Mohammedan)
- Sanowar Hossain (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Shakhawat Hossain Rony (Chittagong Abahani)
- SM Bablu (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Tawhidul Alam Sabuz (Bashundhara Kings)
- Mannaf Rabby (Chittagong Abahani)
- Albert Frank (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Antonio Laskov (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Paul Emile Biyaga (Muktijoddha Sangsad KC)
- Landing Darboe (Uttar Baridhara SC)
- Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov (Bashundhara Kings)
- Alison Udoka (Sheikh Russel KC)
- Sidney Rivera (Bangladesh Police FC)
- Akhtam Nazarov (Bashundhara Kings)
- Siyovush Asrorov (Rahmatganj MFS)
- Pedro Henrique Oliveira (Sheikh Russel KC)
Own goals
- Nurul Naium Faisal (Bashundhara Kings) vs Bangladesh Police FC
- Eleta Benjamin Jr. (Arambagh KS) vs Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
- Sumon Reza (Uttar Baridhara SC) vs Dhaka Mohammedan
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
edit† Bold Club indicates winner of the match
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sunday Chizoba 4 |
Dhaka Abahani | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 4–1 | 15 March 2020 | [13] |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
References
edit- ^ "All League Suspended". 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Timeline: How coronavirus affected Bangladesh sports". 16 March 2020.
- ^ "BFF cancels football season". 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Oscar Bruzon keen to work with Bashundhara Kings". daily-sun.com. The Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Brothers set to appoint Iranian coach". New Age.
- ^ "বিপিএলে অন্যরকম অভিষেক তারকা ফুটবলার আলফাজের!". sarabangla.net. November 1, 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Colindres tendrá con quien hablar español en Bangladesh". lateja.cr. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Kings sign Tajikistan captain Nazarov". Dhaka Tribune. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Abahani sign Brazilian Mailson". Dhaka Tribune. October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dhaka Mohammedan confirms 30 footballers for the BPL season". The Business Standard. November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Bayisenge off to Bangladesh for move to Saif Sporting Club". The New Times | Rwanda. January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Saif Sporting Club sign Sierra Leone's Fayia Kobba". 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "A very special Sunday show puts Abahani on top". Dhaka Tribune. March 15, 2020.